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Three Killed As Protesters Try to Storm Headquarters of UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali
A large crowd hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at UN peacekeepers in northern Mali, where a dispute over the UN's response to the Tuareg insurgency has raised tensions.
Al Qaeda Militants Claim Attack on Mali Army Base That Killed at Least Eight
The Nampala attack is the deadliest in the country since an ambush along the road between Ansongo and Menaka in northeastern Mali killed nine UN peacekeepers in October.
French Troops Kill Wanted Jihadist Leader in Northern Mali Raid
The French army carried out the raid against the al-Mourabitoun militant group in Mali, killing one of Sahel’s most-wanted Islamist leaders Ahmed al-Tilemsi.
French Soldier Killed In Mali In Clash With Armed Terrorists
Military campaigns and international forces have been struggling for two years to track down and destroy roving terrorist groups and this is the tenth French soldier to be killed since France sent troops to Mali in 2013.
Bergdahl Prisoner Swap Cost the US $1 Million — and Was Illegal, Says Government Watchdog
The Government Accounting Office found that the Obama administration broke the law when it swapped Taliban prisoners for the captured soldier.
Mali
'Ground Zero - Mali' was shot in Gao, Mali, on February 21, 2013. It's basically the first legitimate combat footage to come out of the war there. Normally the French ban journalists from the frontlines and film a sanitized version of the fighting...
Mali - Under Sharia Law
When the jihadist group MUJAO took control of northern Mali's city of Gao from Tuareg rebels last September, many locals welcomed the return of law and order. But the security MUJAO offered came at a price.
Africa's Biggest Film Festival Isn't Scared of a Little Jihad
While French troops were killing Islamists in Mali last month, thousands of film fans were gathering just a few hundred miles away in Burkina Faso to celebrate the best of African cinema. The festival has been running since 1969, but they still haven’t...